Today started at 5:30, was on the road shortly after 6. Goal was to get to Austin for breakfast at 7. It was a 16 km ride. When I got there the sign said it opened at 8. Website said it opened at 7. At 8 I found out it opened at 9. So sitting around waiting another hour was going to be a waste of good riding time. So I went to Subway just down the trans Canada. That turned out okay, except they didn’t allow me to sit inside. I had to sit on the cement outside the restaurant. They couldn’t even provide a chair to sit on.
After my delayed breakfast I was back on the road by 9. By this time things were really starting to heat up. I got to Carberry by 10:30 and had a full lunch at Subway. But again I had to eat outside. At this point I really needed to cool down inside, but that wasn’t allowed.
Leaving Carberry shortly after 11. It was about 45 km’s to get to Neepawa. Winds were coming from the south, so that helped push me. But the heat was getting very intense. It made for a very difficult ride. I would stop every 2 or 3 km’s for a break. I had to push myself really hard to keep going. By the time I got to Neepawa it was 34, I arrived just before 3. On this day I did 100 km’s, for a two day total of 239 km’s.
Cheryl was waiting for me in Neepawa and we drove back to the city together. Got home before 7.
This was a great training ride. I learnt to never ride in the heat, it is not worth it.
Adventures on a bicycle 